This is a list of events held and scheduled by Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships"), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. The first event, Bellator 1, took place on April 3, 2009. Upcoming fights are italicized. Events Bellator 3 and 4 was entirely just one fight card on one night, but were divided in two half-hour episodes that aired on ESPN Deportes via tape delay later. Bellator 3 aired on April 18, 2009, and Bellator 4 aired on April 25, 2009. There was no Bellator 8 fight card, instead Bellator ran a "Road to the Championship" episode that was entitled Bellator 8. Number of events by year Events locations Total events: 295 These cities have hosted the following numbers of Bellator events as of Bellator 291 United States (244) Connecticut (47) Uncasville, Connecticut – 46 Bridgeport, Connecticut – 1 California (45) San Jose, California – 12 Temecula, California – 12 Inglewood, California – 7 Fresno, California – 4 Irvine, California – 3 Long Beach, California – 2 Anaheim, California – 1 Lemoore, California – 1 Ontario, California – 1 Visalia, California – 1 San Diego, California – 1 Oklahoma (27) Thackerville, Oklahoma – 21 Concho, Oklahoma – 2 Newkirk, Oklahoma – 2 Miami, Oklahoma – 1 Norman, Oklahoma – 1 Florida (13) Hollywood, Florida – 11 Tampa, Florida – 2 New Jersey (11) Atlantic City, New Jersey – 11 Louisiana (10) Lake Charles, Louisiana – 4 Monroe, Louisiana – 2 New Orleans, Louisiana – 2 Bossier City, Louisiana – 1 Shreveport, Louisiana – 1 Missouri (9) Kansas City, Missouri – 4 St. Louis, Missouri – 4 St. Charles, Missouri – 1 Kansas (8) Mulvane, Kansas – 7 Kansas City, Kansas – 1 Texas (8) San Antonio, Texas – 2 Cedar Park, Texas – 1 Grand Prairie, Texas – 1 Hidalgo, Texas – 1 Houston, Texas – 1 Laredo, Texas – 1 Robstown, Texas – 1 Illinois (7) Chicago – 4 Rosemont, Illinois – 3 Arizona (6) Phoenix, Arizona – 4 Yuma, Arizona – 2 Hawaii (6) Honolulu, Hawaii – 6 Indiana (4) Hammond, Indiana – 4 New York (4) New York City, New York – 2 Uniondale, New York – 1 Verona, New York – 1 Ohio (4) Dayton, Ohio – 2 Canton, Ohio – 1 Cleveland, Ohio – 1 Pennsylvania (4) Philadelphia – 1 Reading, Pennsylvania – 1 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – 1